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Career Summary
Highly skilled financial reporting and accounting professional with expertise in financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and ERP system implementation. Successfully led financial reporting teams, improved month-end closing processes. Proficient in Oracle ERP, Hyperion Financial Management, and other financial systems. With a strong focus on process optimization, internal controls, and strategic financial planning, consistently driven operational efficiency and financial accuracy.
Abraham OYEBISI
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE
v Excellent use of accounting and related software such as Oracle ERP, Hyperion Financial Management
(HFM), Sage Pastel Evolution, Microsoft Dynamics Navision (ERP), Zanibal, Ixtrac, and Globus T24. v Excellent sense of responsibility.
v Ability to motivate others to work towards common goals. v Excellent usage of Microsoft Office applications. v Ability to work productively alone as well as in a team. v Ability to manage people and tasks to achieve set goals and objectives. v Highly numerical and analytical ability.
v Effective communication skills.
v Good administrative and job coordination skills. RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
v Design and implementation of weekly soft close exercise which successfully improve reporting/month end closing timelines by 5 days.
v My team completed 2021 audited financial statements in less than 30 days. v Developed consolidated cashflow statement for MTN v Successfully played a leading role in system migration from IFS to Oracle ERP v Design and implementation of expense control report for effective cost management in Cardinal Stone Registrars LTD
v Successful compilation and preparation of payment made by Keystone Bank on behalf of NDIC (over ten years before joining the bank) which led to the resolution of about 10M fine v Successfully managed/controlled all branches in a region of Keystone Bank upon the sudden exit of all control staff within the region with a 100% fraud-free rate. v Successively coordinated asset verification, count, and documentation for a regional branch in Keystone Bank, to relocate the branch with a 100% success rate
v Design and implementation of template to facilitate offsite review of ATM reconciliation for Keystone Bank Limited
v Successful review and recovery of excess bank charges for Accion Microfinance Bank ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
v MSc International Accounting and Finance
Bournemouth University, UK
v BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University, UK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
v CPA Candidate – Notice To Schedule (NTS)
v Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Jun 2015 Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) v Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) May 2013 Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA)
v Nigerian Institution of Management (Chartered) Dec 2011 Proficiency Certificate in management
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Arlington, Texas.
76001
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SSA Marine (Robert Half) Jan 2025 – Till date
Position: Financial Reporting and System Consultant Responsibilities:
v Coordinate month-end closing activities working collaboratively with various departments. v Accounting and financial reporting processes review and improvements. v Financial audit planning and coordination.
v Identify system need and oversee development of financial reports on IFS ERP. v Drive continuous improvement of financial reporting processes. Business Derivatives LTD Apr 2022 – Dec 2024
Position: Financial Reporting Manager
Responsibilities:
v Lead month-end, quarter-end, and annual accounting close process through ownership of internal/external reporting timelines to meet Company goals. v Compare actual results against budgets and forecast. v Prepare monthly financials, ratios, and slides for the board pack. v Responsible for review/preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements. v Responsible for review/preparation of monthly internal financial statements. v Review journal vouchers raised manually to determine their accuracy and to ensure they impact the correct accounts.
v KPI maintenance and reporting using dashboards.
v Analytical review of operating expenditure and balance sheet reconciliation. v Research and analyze technical accounting topics and prepare technical accounting memos. v Lead and develop other members of the Financial Reporting team. v Drive continuous improvement of financial reporting processes. MTN Communications PLC
Position: Financial Reporting Manager Feb 2021–Mar 2022 Position: Financial Reporting Accountant (supervisory) Sep 2017 – Feb 2021 Responsibilities:
v Ensure prompt preparation and completeness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. v Prompt preparation of quarterly and annual SEC reports (10-K, 10-Q and 8-K). v Prepare monthly financials, ratios, and slides for the board pack. v Oversee the general ledger setup. (Period closing and year closing) v Ensure prompt preparation of regulatory and other special reports. v Accounting for subsidiaries and joint ventures
v Review journal vouchers raised manually to determine their accuracy and to ensure they impact the correct accounts.
v Analytical review of operating expenditure and balance sheet reconciliation v Guide business units on accounting for transactions and supplying relevant financial reporting information.
v Provides inputs to financial systems upgrades and serves as a driver of financial systems development. v Identify needs from the ERP system and oversee the development of financial reports on the ERP systems.
v Ensure financial accounts comply with accounting standards. v Responsible for the chart of accounts of the company and the integration with the group chart of accounts
Cardinal Stone Registrars limited Nov 2015 – Aug 2017 Position: Financial Reporting & Control Specialist Responsibilities:
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v Ensure Financial Statements (GL posting and analysis) comply with IFRS provisions and disclosure requirements with the guidance of a disclosure checklist.
v Audit and review of operational processes for compliance and recommend areas of development v GL review and reconciliation
v Budget analysis, audit, and control
v Rendition of quarterly SEC returns
v Provide guidance and coaching on IFRS technical areas relative to our company activities to team members. v Research on the application of new standards and pronouncements to the preparation and presentation of the company’s financial statements.
v Review of E-lodgment sent to CSCS to confirm accuracy and completeness. v Review and monitor new dividend declarations, payments, and replacements and ensure such declarations comply with clients’ AGM declarations and financial statements. v Ensure the Chart of Accounts of the company’s accounting software is designed in a way that practically adapts to IFRS format of presenting financial statements.
Keystone Bank Limited Jun 2014 – 2015 Nov
Position: Resident Internal Audit and Control Officer Responsibilities:
v Daily GL review and monitoring
v Daily transaction call-over and review
v Reconciliation of ATM transactions
v Budget analysis and control
v Carry out regular and periodic cash count
v Supervise management of the vault
v Outward and inward clearing review
v General audit and Review of Branch Management and activities v Ensure policy/procedure/regulatory compliance on all transactions v Supervising and monitoring branch staff to ensure policy compliance v Carry out investigations into suspected or actual fraud and policy infractions Adebayo Adefeegbe & Co (chartered Accountants) Jan 2014 – Jun 2014 Position: Audit Senior
Accion Microfinance Bank Ltd Jul 2011 – Jan 2014
Position: Finance/Account Officer
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